The sanctimonious Mr Nasty, Jeremy Vine, is so lacking in self awareness that he is unable to recognise that he is the arsehole here and then puts it up on the Internet for all to see – with a fairly predictable response. Yup, he is the arsehole here.
BBC star Jeremy Vine has today come under fire for his cycling – after he tried to shame a walker he branded a ‘bad pedestrian ‘ on a busy London street.
The Radio 2 presenter, 56, tweeted video of a young lady walking out in front of him – as he yelled: ‘Oh! Watch out’.
Vine – like many other cyclists – attaches cameras to his helmet when he is on his bike to capture the journey as well as what he considers to be bad driving and walking.
He wrote: ‘I know there are bad drivers and bad cyclists, but is there any such thing as bad pedestrians?
But scores of followers challenged him over the footage on social media.
The man is an insufferable bore, one of those professionally hysterical cyclists who gives the rest a bad name. But this is piss poor roadcraft and he’s been called out on it. It’s also worth pointing out that the Highway Code was updated recently. Notably, the new hierarchy of road users. The execrable Vine should have been paying attention for pedestrians attempting to cross and adjusted his speed accordingly. It’s also worth pointing out that if you watch the video, she can be seen crossing from way back and Vile Vine would have seen her if he had been paying attention to the road instead of his inflated ego.
Where’s the camera at the beginning of the clip? I can’t see anything supporting it like a selfie stick or anything, unless someone is following him with a drone. I bet he’s a real pest on that penny farthing of his.
He’s a real pest regardless. A thoroughly obnoxious specimen.
It is a 360 camera on a selfie stick – it can automatically ‘remove’ the stick from the image…
Shame it can’t remove the prick.
Vile Vine is a vaccine zealot too and in the camp of “jail unvaxed”
Lets see
How to be an Unsafe, but Effective mutant factory and super speader for ever:
Take The Jab(s)
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O/T Weekend Humour
This made me laugh a lot; am I bad?
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Vine is singularly repellant but, alas, all too typical. One is struck by a lack of empathy and self awareness that is simply pathological.
There is but one god – me – and one route to salvation (or should that be salivation) – mine. There is no law but what I decide – whenever I decide it – and no appeal except to me.
Absolute scum. Absolutely infantilised. Just hope one day he runs into some of that “enrichment” he is so compassionately devoted to.
I drive and cycle and encounter bad driving, cycling and walking from time to time. If you are paying attention you can generally deal with them with ease and carry on with your journey. One thing that characterises my riding and driving style is very little braking. I like to think that this means that I’m looking ahead and reading situations well.
Vine clearly isn’t, but then the planet sized sense of self importance is sufficient.
looking ahead and reading situations well
Well done and as it should be
When I’m in others cars, especially my mother, I’m repeatedly thinking “Why are you on the gas / accelerating when traffic light ahead has just gone red / stopped cars ahead / T-Junction…”
There is no thinking, only reacting to what’s immediatly in front. They’d never survive on an MC
I often find myself following another driver on local slightly bendy roads. They are driving slower than I would be and constantly applying their brakes. I’m not touching my brakes at all and just controlling my speed on the accelerator and am mystified as to why they need to keep braking.
After four years of widowhood, I’ve acquired a regular pillion again. Given that it’s been nearly five years since the late Mrs L rode with me, it felt a bit strange having that extra weight on the back, even though this lady is rather petite. Took me a few moments to adjust to it. However – and relevant to the point you two are making here – what is really interesting is the way that she sits. She sits with her body close up to mine, hands resting lightly on my waist, so will move with me as I lean. But I noticed something else, she will brace ready for a change in momentum before I throttle off or accelerate or lean – I can feel subtle adjustments in her body as she prepares for the change in momentum or lean angle. She is clearly reading the road and working the bike, synchronising with me. I’ve not had a pillion do that before, not even Mrs L, who just sat back and relaxed.
@Stony
Yep, see that too. My father used to drive quickly, but without braking or stopping. Good road craft and I learned from that. One thing I’ve noticed on group rides, I use a lot less petrol, but as fast or faster.
@Mr LR, Congrats
Best pillion I’ve ever had is a cousin. She totally trusted me at any speed on or off road. Stayed close and kept in-line with me when cornering.
Worst was a friend. I had to stop, get off and lecture him. When we cornered he didn’t lean with bike, he did opposite and kept himself vertical. Few years later we went to Silverstone for GP, on ~250 mile trip back he fell asleep
He later began biking and was good, as with driving cars fast too. However, he never read road or looked ahead – still doesn’t. No biking now as wheelchaired after high-sider in 1998
What struck me is that she is riding in the same way as the passengers in racing sidecar outfits – i.e. as involved in the ride as I am. Certainly it makes for an enjoyable ride, knowing that the passenger is as focused on the road as I am. That and she makes me smile, which is always a bonus.
I had that once. Frightened the living daylights out of me.
Ah, Miss Pillion positively involved, not just a passenger. I’ve never had that, you’ve struck lucky. Pleased for you
Me too, first couple of corners I couldn’t fathom why bike was all over the place no matter what I did
I guess Boeing 737 Max pilots had same frightened the living daylights out of them experience
You might find this old blog amusing to browse for a while if you haven’t anything to do.
http://lunchtimeloather.blogspot.com/?m=1
If Vine even bothered to check the Highway Code, he would know that Pedestrians have the right of way – even over pompous, undertaking arseholes like him